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Dan began working with animals at the age of thirteen on
a farm in IL. He worked with livestock such as cattle,
sheep, hogs and a few horses. He is a graduate of the
Moorpark College Exotic Animal Training and Management
Program in Ventura, California.
Upon graduating from the Exotic Animal Program he began
an apprenticeship under an ape trainer at Going Ape in
Auburn, California. He maintained and cared for fourteen
chimpanzees and one orangutan. During this time Dan also
volunteered at a non-profit organization called Wild
Things, Wildlife Assemblies. He also occasionally
freelanced for Animals In Action of Los Angeles,
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where he gained
experience with an African elephant, Bengal tiger, and
pygmy hippopotamus.
Before the birth of Wild Animal Encounters, Inc. Dan
worked for a short time at Silver Springs Attractions.
During this short time he assisted in the catch-up and
relocation of twenty-five crocodilians representing
eleven species. He also worked with several species of
raptors, including a bald and golden eagle.
Dan now resides with wife Debbie and three children
Taylor, Rachel, and Logan in Raleigh, North Carolina
where he also runs a Christian wildlife outreach called
Creatures of Creation.
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Creatures of Creation where you can sign up to
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